diff --git a/speedwm.c b/speedwm.c
index df154c7..f59f0f2 100644
--- a/speedwm.c
+++ b/speedwm.c
@@ -2656,6 +2656,7 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	XSetWindowBorder(dpy, w, scheme[SchemeNormBorder][ColBorder].pixel);
 	configure(c); /* propagates border_width, if size doesn't change */
 	updatewindowtype(c);
+	updatesizehints(c);
 	updatewmhints(c);
 	{
 		int format;